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How not to comfort the mourning: Hospital chaplain J.S. Park talks grief in new book
By Kathryn Post — April 16, 2024
(RNS) — ‘The biggest myth I see is that grief is a poison to get past,’ said Park.
Chaplains in the Texas public schools. Really.
By Mark Silk — May 30, 2023
(RNS) — According to a law passed by the state's Legislature last week.
At Irish shrine, Biden meets priest who gave Beau last rites
By Darlene Superville, Jill Lawless, and Colleen Long — April 17, 2023
The priest is a former U.S. Army chaplain and was formerly assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where Beau died in 2015 from brain cancer at the age of 46.
Buffalo Bills team chaplain: Prayer that began after Hamlin’s collapse hasn’t stopped
By Scott Barkley — January 12, 2023
Bills chaplain Len Vanden Bos said he has witnessed a unifying desire for prayer among both players and fans since Hamlin fell to the turf in Cincinnati.
Who’s giving Americans spiritual care? As congregational attendance shrinks, it’s often chaplains
By Wendy Cadge — December 9, 2022
(The Conversation) — Chaplains have always provided spiritual care outside traditional houses of worship, but their significance is growing as Americans’ religious identities change.
The unlikely story of America’s highest ranking Muslim soldier and TikTok favorite
By Joseph Hammond — January 24, 2022
(RNS) — A chance encounter with an army chaplain put Colonel Khallid Shabazz's military career on a different path.
Rural chaplains support communities facing hate groups, isolation and labor shortages
By Kathryn Post — September 30, 2021
(RNS) — 'It’s not everybody’s cup of tea. We get our wellies muddy ... We don’t wait for them to come to us, we go to them,' said a rural chaplain in Suffolk, England.
Admirers still urging sainthood for chaplain killed on 9/11
By David Crary — September 6, 2021
(AP) — Mychal Judge, a Catholic chaplain with New York’s fire department, left a uniquely complex legacy that continues to evolve 20 years after his death.
Arizona candidate’s claim that he’s a military chaplain draws investigation
By Joseph Hammond — July 14, 2021
(RNS) — A military source told RNS on the condition of anonymity that Stovall was not promoted to a full chaplain at the last chaplain board in June.
Unknown Soldier’s precarious journey home included chaplain’s prayer
By Adelle M. Banks — May 28, 2021
(RNS) — ‘The chaplain and the captain got together and he held a special service, praying to God that the ship wouldn’t sink,’ a Marine recalled decades later.
Pandemic’s suffering opens way for Buddhist chaplains
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil — December 2, 2020
(RNS) — The Buddhist contemplative approach to chaplaincy has spurred a new interest in Buddhism in the medical environment.
Army makes history promoting Black woman chaplain to colonel
By Adelle M. Banks — September 3, 2020
(RNS) — Chaplain (Col.) Monica R. Lawson said: ‘just in case you didn’t figure it out, it took us 245 years for this moment to happen.’
The Best Ramadan Ever? Lockdown makes space for spiritual growth
By Omer Bajwa — May 25, 2020
(RNS) — This lockdown presents us a with unique opportunities for deeper spiritual growth through patient introspection and self-assessment.
After Kobe Bryant’s death, Lakers’ chaplain seeks Scripture to help cope with tragic loss
By Alejandra Molina — January 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Los Angeles Lakers chaplain Romell Witherspoon said he will pray and reflect as he prepares for Friday night’s game at Staples Center between the Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
As Americans become less religious, the role of chaplains may grow
By Alejandra Molina — November 27, 2019
(RNS) — As fewer people identify with a specific religion and as houses of faith experience a drop in attendance, some religious scholars expect that in the next number of years people will be more likely to meet a chaplain than a local clergyperson.
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